For a Cold
Item
Title
For a Cold
Transcript
For a Cold
Take a large tea-cupfull of Linseed two pennyworth of stik-liquorish, a Quarter of a pd of Sun-Raisins put these into two Quarts of soft water, then add to it a quarter of a Pd of brown sugar Candy powdered, a table spoonfull of Old Rum and a Table spoonfull of the best White Wine Vinegar or Lemon juice note the Rum & Vinegar are best to be added only to that Quantity that y[text loss] are Immediately going to take; for if it is put into the whole, it is apt in a little time to grow flat Drink half a Pint at going to Bed & take a little whenever the Cough is troublesome
Take a large tea-cupfull of Linseed two pennyworth of stik-liquorish, a Quarter of a pd of Sun-Raisins put these into two Quarts of soft water, then add to it a quarter of a Pd of brown sugar Candy powdered, a table spoonfull of Old Rum and a Table spoonfull of the best White Wine Vinegar or Lemon juice note the Rum & Vinegar are best to be added only to that Quantity that y[text loss] are Immediately going to take; for if it is put into the whole, it is apt in a little time to grow flat Drink half a Pint at going to Bed & take a little whenever the Cough is troublesome
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linseed See all items with this value
licorice stick See all items with this value
raisins See all items with this value
brown sugar candy See all items with this value
white wine vinegar See all items with this value
lemon juice See all items with this value
Contributor
Le, Vincent
Source
Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
Public domain. There are no known restrictions.